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The art of keeping something back so it still has value when you need it most.
means To hold something back or set it aside rather than spending, using, or revealing it all at once.
from From French réserver, from Latin reservare — 're-' (back) plus 'servare' (to keep, to save). The same 'servare' root gives us 'conserve' and 'preserve,' all cousins in the business of not letting things run out.
- military origin
- Reserve troops were held back from battle on purpose
- banking rule
- Banks must legally reserve a fraction of deposits
- personality trait
- Calling someone reserved is a compliment and a warning
- wine term
- Reserve wine often just means marketing, not aging